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The European Union has established new laws for the use of products containing more than 0.1% of monomeric diisocyanates, including polyurethane products such as adhesives, sealants, coatings, or injections used in industrial production or construction. Here you can access the required PU training and find alternative products available in Sika's product range.

Green roofs offer tangible benefits for end users, inhabitants, owners and the greater community. They can range from economic and ecological to social and aesthetic reasons.

Green roofs work by creating a roofing surface that allows for vegetation to grow and water to drain through. They absorb rainwater through the build-up of plants, soil, and drainage layer down to the waterproofing membrane and substrate.

Green roofs are not a new concept, but they have grown in popularity over the past decade as people aim to achieve more sustainable construction projects and utilize previously unused spaces, such as flat roofs.

There are a lot of things that different industries have learned from one another over time. One example is the food and beverage industry and what it has learned from pharmaceuticals, particularly how they conduct research and run production operations.

Construction foams are an exceptionally versatile group of products used in many areas of daily work. Below you can learn more about their properties and also about the preparation and application process.

A durable floor is one that lasts a long time, remains functional, and resists deterioration or loss of performance. Durable floors begin with quality materials, good design and sound workmanship. What matters most to ensuring durability in floors, especially in food and beverage factories?

Roofers face multiple problems on site today. 80% of failed roofs and leaks are caused by non-roofers. Therefore, it is a main priority to protect the roofer’s craftmanship from traffic on the rooftop during the total building phase, during construction and beyond.

Take a journey around the world with Sika to explore facade finishes, textures and colors in a range of reference projects. From decorative facades to thermal insulation systems finishing, from single-coat finish mortar or multi-coat facades, applied with a trowel, broom or any creative tool - let us inspire you!

Sometimes fast repair and quick return to service are the most critical factors for polyurethane floor installation. How can you apply all layers of a Sika floor system in just one day? How can you achieve standard floor application followed by extremely fast curing, to have polyurethane floors walkable within a very short time frame?

Polyurethanes are used to make consumer goods like mattresses, sponges, textiles, and shoe soles as well as many other products. Although polyurethane products are composed of polyols and diisocyanates, they no longer contain monomeric diisocyanate once fully reacted and cured.

Joints and junctions are the weakest parts of floors in industrial environments. They are exposed to similar stresses as the floor itself, but also must accommodate possible movement in the structure or between building components. It is ideal to provide surfaces with hygienic, jointless connections.

Smart use of water–based materials can be an effective strategy against moisture-related problems in floor constructions. This is what we implement in our Sikafloor® MultiDur water-based epoxy range. Tough and water vapor permeable, plus low VOC & odor, Sikafloor® MultiDur water-based epoxy flooring systems are especially suitable for your next functional floors if you have issues of humidity or rising moisture in the floor slab. Additionally, among the range, the system Sikafloor® MultiDur WS-26 has the unique performance of the fire classification A2fl -S1.

Whether you're an architect, roofing applicator or anyone involved in selecting the right bituminous roofing, it's hard to know where to begin.